Storage-jar.



B. B. ROOT.

STORAGE JAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21. 1916..

1 1 99,425 Patented Sept. 26, 1916. I

BUELi. B. noor, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

STORAGE-JAB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed April 21, 1916. Serial No. 92,778.

'- ject to provide means by use of which the larger type of jars may be conveniently lifted or moved.

Another object is to provide handles which may be readily attached to or detached from the jars, and to such a construction for the jars that they may be used in connection with the handles, and which, while conducing to convenience in operation for moving or lifting heavy jars and their contents, will not add materially to the expense of production.

ll ith the foregoing objects in view and others to be mentioned hereinafter, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a. view in side elevation of a jar embodying my invention, the removable and rotatable handles being shown in a lowered position. Fig. 2 is a view of the jar in longitudinal section, the handles being removed. Fig. 3 is a broken away side view showing a part of the jar, a handle being shown in an elevated position, the stem of the knob being in section. Fig. f is a side view of the ar taken at right angles to the view shown in Fig. 1, the handles being elevated.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numeral 5 indicates a jar similar to those manufactured of potters clay. Since these jars are often required to be of a large size for storage of liquids or solids, and require to be shifted or moved about, it has been found to be of advantage to provide means, by use of which they may be lifted conveniently. For this purpose the body of the jar is formed, at the time of manufacture, with the pair of knobs 6, these being disposed at opposed sides of the jar, near the terminal, annular ridge 7 thereof, each knobpreferably having the form of an oblong disk, with its greatest width disposed horizontally or transversely of the jar, a boss 8 being provided inwardly of each disk with a thickness substantially equal to the lateral projection of the ridge, an annular groove 9 being provided between each disk and boss 8.

Numerals 10 indicate endless, metallic handle-members. They are constructed of resilient material and each is bent to form two holders of loop form, indicated respectively at a. and Z). The lesser holder a of each handle member has a form adapted to engage in an annular groove 9, and the part 5 provides a suitable hand hold, preferably of elliptical shape, for purposes of lifting the jar and contents.

Since the handle members are constructed of resilient material they may be readily mounted upon the knobs with their loops at engaging in the grooves 9 after the jars have been manufactured, the convergent parts 0, between the loops, being forcibly spread or moved outwardly from their normal position, for this purpose, and thereafter the handle members may be swung downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1 so that they will not be obtrusive, and when used for lifting, they may be swung upwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. Since each boss 8 has a thickness substantially equal to that of the annular, terminal ridge 7 the handle members 10 may be disposed substantially parallel with the wall of the jar, and may make a clearance of said rim when swung upwardly, and as is obvious, since the loop when swung upwardly may engage the ridge, said ridge tends to prevent a swinging movement, in one direction, of the ar when it is lifted or carried.

While ears have heretofore been formed upon opposed sides of jars, they have merely provided ledges for the fingers to engage and have not proven convenient or practical in use for lifting jars or those of larger types, and have not been of such form that they could be used in connection with the handle members herein described. It will be appreciated that, by use of the construction now provided, ars of the larger sizes may be conveniently lifted or moved, the additional cost of production, for the improvement, not being appreciably increased.

It will be noted that, as described, stresses will be directed to the circular stems m of the knobs (Fig. 3.) These stems :0 however may have any suitable diameter for sustaining the weight and stresses so that they Will not become broken from causes incident to their use. It is realized that jars for storage purposes may become injured when moved about, and that since the pair of knobs are somewhat exposed they may also become injured, unless of suitable form. In the present instance I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to exactness of details, and the knobs may have a greater thickness if desired, and other changes may .be made within the scope of the claim. The pair of metallic, endless strands which form the holders should have a thickness somewhat less than the width of the grooves 9 so that, while they may have swinging movements on their circular mounting, they will not cause stresses to be directed to the dis shaped knobs.

Having fully described construction, a further explanation relating to operation is not necessary.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

In devices for the purpose described, the

combination with a cylindrical receptacle provided with elliptically formed knobs disposed upon its opposed sides and an annular groove inwardly of each knob, of a pair of holders, each consisting of a metallic strand bent to form a hand held and to provide a loop opposite to the hand hold conforming substantially to the shape of a groove for engagement therein to permit swinging movements thereof 1n a plane parallel w1th the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, the

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